{"id":24699,"date":"2025-10-10T11:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/?p=24699"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:22:31","slug":"make-every-room-safer-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trepryor.com\/blog\/make-every-room-safer-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Risks of Home Falls: How to Make Every Room Safer For Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Everyone can fall, but as people get older, they\u2019re more likely to have problems with balance. Add to that the increased risk of serious injury from falling, and you have good reason to look at your home with a critical eye. Keeping the home safe for seniors is a key part of aging in place. Use this room-by-room checklist to identify the hidden hazards lurking in your home, with some simple solutions to address them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you make every room safer for seniors you are increasing the usefulness of each space. | Photo by Mikhail Nilov<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

How to Make Every Room Safer For Seniors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re buying a home as a senior<\/a> or just want to improve the safety of your current home, mobility is the key. Fall prevention goes a long way to make every room safer for seniors. But what’s the best way to do that? Let’s take a look room by room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entryways <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In order to make every room safer for seniors we need to start at the beginning\u2014the entryway. If we begin at the entrance to the house, you may immediately see some possible tripping or falling hazards. Look at the transition between the front porch and the entryway. Is the step in good condition? Is the welcome mat easy to shift, or does it wrinkle when you nudge it with a toe? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you get inside, look for other hazards. An overflowing coat rack may be easy to reorganize or put into the coat closet. Wall shelves, baskets, hooks and shoe racks can be simple solutions to manage clutter next to the doorway.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also keep in mind, that most of the time the owner of the home will enter through a door that’s not the home’s “front” door. So these same guidelines should be followed with other entry points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staircases <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Staircases can be notoriously difficult for people with mobility concerns to navigate. Single-level living may be the ideal solution to reduce risk, but for people who live in multilevel homes, there are plenty of options to help: <\/p>\n\n\n\n